Definitions for authorities
au·thor·i·ties

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1. government, authorities, regime(noun)

   the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

   "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"

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1. authorities(Noun)

   Plural form of authority.

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1. Authorities

   of Authority

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1. Authorities

   This is a list of Authorities from the V science fiction franchise. Known members of the police and military forces on Earth defending or aiding against the Visitor horde are detailed below.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'authorities' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #764

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'authorities' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1042

How to pronounce authorities?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say authorities in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of authorities in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of authorities in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of authorities in a Sentence

1. Carlos Brito:

   But the authorities were slow to believe.

2. Andrew Bailey:

   Authorities should not dictate the location of firms.

3. Chief Executive Jacques Gounon:

   Public authorities underestimate the migrant situation.

4. The US:

   I want to thank French authorities and Burkina Faso ones.

5. The Committee to Protect Journalists:

   Authorities ought to protect, not gag journalists on the job.

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